diff --git a/spec/atom/point-spec.coffee b/spec/atom/point-spec.coffee
index c4d095775..0b6852e3b 100644
--- a/spec/atom/point-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/atom/point-spec.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 Point = require 'point'
 
 describe "Point", ->
+  describe ".isEqual(value)", ->
+    describe "when given value is a Point", ->
+      it "returns true when the rows and columns match", ->
+        expect(new Point(1,2)).toEqual new Point(1,2)
+        expect(new Point(2,1)).not.toEqual new Point(1,2)
+
+    describe "when given value is an Array", ->
+      it "returns true only when index zero matches row and index one matches column", ->
+        expect(new Point(1,2)).toEqual [1,2]
+        expect(new Point(2,1)).not.toEqual [1,2]
+
   describe "compare", ->
     it "returns 1, 0, or -1 based on whether the given point precedes, equals, or follows the receivers location in the buffer", ->
       expect(new Point(5, 0).compare(new Point(5, 0))).toBe 0
diff --git a/src/atom/point.coffee b/src/atom/point.coffee
index 8e1076f9a..3c3f7d103 100644
--- a/src/atom/point.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/point.coffee
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ class Point
   constructor: (@row, @column) ->
 
   isEqual: (other) ->
-    @row == other.row && @column == other.column
+    if other instanceof Array
+      @row == other[0] and @column == other[1]
+    else
+      @row == other.row and @column == other.column
 
   compare: (other) ->
     if @row > other.row